Hose-nozzle holder



(No Model.)

G..W. TINSLEY. HOSE NOZZLE HOLDER.

No. 471,156.. Patented Mar. 22, 1892.

J. v 1 m ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE \V. TINSLEY, OF COLUMBUS, INDIANA.

HOSE-NOZZLE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 471,156, dated March 22, 1892.

Application filed September 2, 1891- Serial No. 404,544. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W.T1NsLnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Bartholomew and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Hose-Nozzle Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hose-nozzle holders.

The object of my improvement is to provide a simple portable device for holding the nozzle of a garden-hose in any desired position.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation showin g the hose-nozzle supported in a vertical position. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same having the hose-nozzle removed. Fig.3 represents a section at a, Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A represents a short shaft mounted so as to project vertically from a portablesupport. Thesupportshown consists of a short rod or tube B, having its upper end screw-thread ed to receive an ordinary straight coupling 0, into which shaft A is screwed.

Mounted upon shaft A so as to turn thereon in a horizontal plane are a pair of clampingjaws D and E, having their opposed faces recessed to receive a short cylindrical arm F, provided on its inner end with an enlarged portion H, the arrangement being such that when arm F is embraced between jaws D and E it may be revolved therein on its axis, but will be prevented by the enlarged portion H from longitudinal movement. That end of arm E which projects from jaws D and E is provided with a segmental ring I, adapted to embrace the hose-nozzle J, and provided on 7 its opposite sides with the oppositely-projecting lugs k k and m m, which are adapted to receive the hose-nozzle between them and engage a projecting collar or bead thereon, as at N, Fig. 1. The upper end of shaft A is provided with a clamping device for clamping jaws D and E strongly upon the arm F. For this purpose the upper end of the shaft may be screw-threaded and provided with a thumbnut O, or any other suitable and well-known clamping device may be used.

In operation, arm F being clamped lightly between the jaws D and E, the hose-nozzle is inserted in ring I, resting between lugs k k and m m. By rotating arm F any desired degree of inclination may be given to the hosenozzle, and at the same time jaws D andE may be rotated in a horizontal plane upon shaft A, thus directing the stream from the hose-nozzle to any desired point. By tightening thumb-nut 0 arm F is clamped firmly between the jaws, so as to prevent its rotation, and the jaws are at the same time clamped in position on shaft A, either against the upper end of the shaft-support or against a collarP on the shaft.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the vertical shaft, the pair of jaws mounted upon said shaft so as to rotate thereon in a horizontal plane, the cylindrical arm provided with a rest for the hosenozzle and mounted between said jaws so as to rotate therein in a vertical plane, said jaws and arm being provided with corresponding recesses and projections, whereby the arm is free to rotate between the jaws, but is prevented from longitudinal movement therein, and a clamping device, as a thumb-nut, mounted upon the shaft and arranged to clamp the jaws together, all combined and arranged to cooperate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hose-nozzle holder, the combination, with a cylindrical arm having at one end a segmental ring adapted to embrace the hosenozzle and provided on its opposite sides with oppositely-projecting lugs adapted to receive and support the hose-nozzle between them, of a pair of jaws recessed in their opposed faces so as to form a bearing for said cylindrical arm and adapted to interlock therewith so as to prevent a longitudinal movement of the arm within the jaws, and a clamping device, as a bolt and thumb-nut, passing transversely through said jaws and arranged to clamp them together upon said arm, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE W. TINSLEXU Witnesses:

H. P. H001), A. M. 11001). 

